I think a common misconception is that lesbian, gay, bisexual are “neat little boxes” that a lot of people don’t fit into but that’s not the case. Each label encapsulates a lot of different experiences and approaches to attraction. A lesbian that doesn’t want sex is still a lesbian, a bi person who struggles to tell the difference between platonic, romantic and sexual feelings which differs or doesn’t differ according to gender can still be bi. A gay man who isn’t all that interested in dating is still gay. These are not limiting labels and not every person who uses an lgb label feels exactly the same about attraction.
if you believe that lgb labels are close minded, exclusionary, or somehow not enough than you don’t understand how these identities work and what lesbian, gay, and bisexual mean. that is on you to educate yourself, not on us to reinvent our words or create new ones to encompass experiences that were already fully included. full stop.
(Image description: four images of the pink and orange lesbian pride flag with pink text in white boxes, together the text reads: “Trans lesbians are an important part of the lesbian community. Trans lesbians are an important part of lesbian history. The future of the lesbian community is radically inclusive. Trans women are real women and all lesbians are real lesbians.”)
i rly dont like the mindset that all lgbt people want is to be “accepted” and that all out community is about it “inclusion”. no. we want access to trans health care. we want anti discrimination laws for housing and employment. we want marriage equality. we want to stop trans kids from being forced to go by their dead name at school. we want to abolish the gay/trans panic defense. we want to stop corrective rape. we want black trans women to stop being murdered.
being “accepted” by cishets isnt the goal, and neither is being an all-inclusive club. i want to be able to live my life freely as an lgbt person. our community was created out of the need to survive. that has nothing to do with being “valid”.
i never see enough tips for trans women/transfem people so. here’s a video that came up about tucking :] (don’t worry she doesn’t use tape at all despite the thumbnail)
[Transcript:]
“How to tuck! For trans male-to-female… or if you’re just reallycurious. First off, take that fancy-dancy duct tape, that electrical tape, that athletic tape… THROW that shit in the trash! It kinda works but for the most part it FRICKIN’ HURTS, you gotta shave all the time, and it’s very bad for your skin. Instead:
Go to Walmart, get yourself a pair of high-waisted tights and a pair of Dr. Scholl’s Travel Compression socks.
Cut the waistbandout of your tights, like so.
You’re gonna take your socks and cut to right about… here. Then you get this cool little cuff.
Feedwaistband into saidcuff.
Step into each loop of the band and pull up. Your thingy should lay nicely in the cuff.
Pull up, put on a pair of cute panties, and some shorts.
here is a document of antiracist resources for white people that is not too overwhelming and is organized by where you are in your journey of becoming antiracist
Since I haven’t seen any mention of it yet, except on twitter, i’d also like to remind everyone that not only is June LGBT pride month, but it’s also Indigenous History month!
Please take the time to support, uplift and remember your Native, First Nations, Aboriginal and otherwise Indigenous friends and family. We are here, we exist! We have a long and winding history that deserves to be heard and respected! The word ‘Indigenous’ is so wonderful, and so expansive, and includes so many different cultures under its arms. Go out, learn about our histories and our cultures. Talk to the Indigenous people around you! We’re everywhere!
And not only that, but also be sure to give extra support to LGBT indigenous voices in this community. We are a minority that is scarcely acknowledged, and in desperate need of it. Too many times have I gotten strange looks for being so openly Native and so openly a lesbian. It’s as if that combination is impossible for people to understand. Support our content, buy from our stores! Or at least just include us!
I’d like to wish a happy LGBT pride month, and a happy Indigenous History month to everyone, but especially us LGBT Native folks. This really is our month to be open about ourselves, and I sure intend to. ️
sorry I haven’t been posting and I haven’t updated the tumblr awards, I was off wifi for like a week and I’ve also been sick so i haven’t really had time for tumblr. as for the tumblr awards, I’m not sure when/ if I’ll be able to get them done but I’ll try and figure it all out soon. sorry again and I hope everyone had great holidays!
Hi, guys!! I’ve decided to try doing tumblr awards to celebrate the holiday season and to make it up to you all for being so inactive recently. Also, we hit 18.2k which is ?? unbelievable ??? thanks so much ily guys <3
this must reach 40ish notes or we’ll pretend it never happened
entering ends January 1st, 2017 and winners will be picked sometime within the next week (this may get pushed back depending on how quickly people enter)
there will be 1 winner for each category and possibly 1-2 runner-ups depending on how many people enter
A W A R D S
percy jackson award: best url
annabeth chase award: best theme
grover underwood award: best icon
piper mclean award: best aesthetic
jason grace award: best pjo blog
hazel levesque award: best multifandom blog
frank zhang award: best original posts
octavian award: sweetest blogger
nico di angelo award: my overall favorite(s)
W H A T Y O U ‘ L L G E T
an edit of your choice
a follow if not already
my love, support, and friendship <3
winners: five promos (on request), an additional edit of your choice, a moodboard, playlist, or I could maybe try to do icons,, its up 2 u
runner-ups: three promos on request, an additional moodboard (theme of your choice)
also this isn’t just for pjo blogs!! I’m multifandom so feel free to enter even if you’re not pjo <3
i’m 150 away from one thousand and i think it would be really cool to maybe hit it by christmas or my birthday (january 17th) !!! thank you all sm for following me ❤️
Song stuck in my head: honestly I don’t have one stuck in my head at the moment… I usually do though, so it’s weird
Last thing I googled: no clue. I delete all of my search history out of habit . Last thing I looked up on YouTube was “Camp Cretaceous Season 5 trailer”
Time:6:17pm
Dream Trip: hit every Disney park around the world
Something I want: STAR LORD COSPLAY!!!!!!! Bad batch season 2!!!!!! And I wanna watch Dominion very badly!
